Boscastle is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Boscastle postcode: PL35 0HE

Retail in Boscastle

There are great places to visit near Boscastle including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

Hiking Areas to visit near Boscastle include Tehidy.

Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Boscastle.

Boscastle has some unmissable towns nearby like Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area around Boscastle's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are some of Boscastle best villages to visit near Boscastle.

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park is one of Boscastle's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Boscastle.

Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport are some of Boscastle best airports to visit near Boscastle.

Boscastle History

There are some historic monuments around Boscastle:

• Neolithic long cairn north-east of Louden Hill
• Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm
• Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
• Medieval long-house with adjacent enclosure 1.44km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Five bowl barrows south of Newton Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round cairn 625m north-west of Showery Tor
• Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford
• Prehistoric and later enclosure containing a stone hut circle 1.2km NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Three wayside crosses in St Julitta's churchyard
• Prehistoric linear boundary, adjacent irregular aggregate field system and hut circles, incorporated cairns and medieval grave on north-west Roughtor
• Two bowl barrows 660m south west of Whitehill Cottage, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Round cairn 312m north-west of Showery Tor
• Bowl barrow 490m SSW of Tregatherall Farm
• Stone hut circle north of Dinnever Hill, 200m WNW of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Round cairn 417m north-west of Showery Tor
• Round cairn 567m north-west of Showery Tor
• Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle
• Prehistoric standing stone 695m north-west of Showery Tor
• Wayside cross 220m north west of Steppes Farm
• Wayside cross in Lesnewth churchyard
• Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
• Three prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 1km NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Standing stone 415m south west of Moorgate called 'Long Stone'
• Wayside cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m south of the church
• Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor
• Part of an early-Christian cemetery 65m north west of Tintagel church
• Earlier prehistoric hillfort with incorporated and adjacent cairns, chamber and medieval chapel on the summit ridge of Rough Tor and Little Rough Tor
• Three bowl barrows, 60m and 250m south and 500m south west of Nettings Park
• Deserted medieval building 55m south of Roughtor summit
• Tor cairn on Showery Tor
• Anderton Mill Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m north of the church
• Prehistoric round cairn with inner and outer kerbs and a central cist 485m WNW of Showery Tor
• Medieval wayside cross at Fenterleigh crossroads, 750m south-east of Bossiney
• Prehistoric ring cairn 810m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• Trevena Cross
• Prehistoric round cairn 865m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• The Trevia Cross, at Sportsmans
• Churchyard cross in the cemetery at St Teath, 60m north west of the church
• The Castle Goff Stone and Valley Truckle Cross in St Julitta's churchyard
• Bowl barrow 60m west of Crowdy Reservoir dam
• Prehistoric irregular field system and enclosures with incorporated stone hut circle and incorporated and adjacent cairns 558m north-west of Showery Tor
• Bowl barrow 110m north of Whitehill Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow called Condolden Barrow
• Three bowl barrows 250m north east of Lowermoor
• Roughtor holy well, 333m south-west of Showery Tor
• Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, and religious and funerary remains on the middle and lower slopes west and south of Roughtor
• Round cairn 460m north of Showery Tor
• Round 410m west of Kenningstockmill
• Round 275m SSE of Little Delinuth
• Early medieval decorated and inscribed wayside cross shaft and base on Waterpit Down, 250m WSW of Hallwell Barton Bungalow
• Round 260m south west of Trengayor
• Rock art at Rocky Valley, 150m north of Trevillett Mill
• Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
• Bowl barrow 200m west of Tresplatt Farm
• Wayside cross at Trevia Walls
• Medieval longhouse settlement (known locally as Lamlavery), and an associated field system
• Round cairn 180m north of Trevarthian
• Prehistoric to post-medieval funerary, ritual and settlement remains on and around Louden Hill
• Romano-British and early medieval settlement, medieval church, castle and associated features on Tintagel Island and adjoining mainland
• Prehistoric stone setting 62m north-west of the Stannon Stone Circle
• Two stone hut circles 130m south east of Highsteps
• Dovecote 35m south of the Vicarage, Tintagel
• Prehistoric irregular field system with incorporated cairnfield and round cairn 1.08km north-west of Showery Tor
• Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
• Prehistoric house platform on south-east Roughtor, 985m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Iron Age defended settlement 170m north west of Cargurra
• Promontory fort N of village
• Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church
• Earthwork on Hill Down 500yds (450m) WSW of Tresparrett Posts
• Tregatheral Cross in St Juliot's churchyard, 10m east of the church
• Four prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 938m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Bowl barrow 420m south east of Higher Parkwalls
• Two bowl barrows 595m north west of Belah Park Farm
• Hut circles near New Hall
• Trevalga Cross in Trevalga churchyard
• Five prehistoric round cairns and a ring cairn 920m NNE of Fernacre Farm
• An early Christian memorial stone 380m south east of Worthyvale Manor
• Two hut circles 400m WSW of Furhouse
• Motte castle known as Bossiney Castle
• Two adjoining prehistoric house platforms on south-east Roughtor, 960m NNW of Fernacre Farm
• Round 800m south east of Pengold Farm
• Cross 410m north east of Tregrylls
• Round called Castle Goff
• Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate